Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts53. Fixing of non-parole period by sentencing court
(1) Subject to this section and sections 53A, 54, 55 and 55A, where a court sentences an offender to be imprisoned:
(a) for life; or
(b) for 12 months or longer, that is not suspended in whole or in part,
it shall, as part of the sentence, fix a period during which the offender is not eligible to be released on parole unless it considers that the nature of the offence, the past history of the offender or the circumstances of the particular case make the fixing of such a period inappropriate.
(2) Where a court sentences an offender to be imprisoned in respect of more than one offence, a period fixed under subsection (1) shall be in respect of the aggregate period of imprisonment that the offender is liable to serve under all the sentences then imposed.